Nīƿlicu ƿord
Þis is ȝetæl nīƿlicra ƿorda, tōdǣled bȳ þōht, þe onȝinneþ on nīƿum Englisce. Eald Englisc biþ þicc.
This is a list of neologisms, divided by concept, that are listed in modern English. Modern English is regular.
- (Notes and transliterations are in parenthesis and in italics. When updating this list, rather than delete anything here, simply add to it instead, unless a neologism simply makes no sense at all)
Culture - Sidaþing
Food - Ǣt
- Hamburger - se hāmburga (direct cognate to German "hamburger," "home towner")
- Hot dog - se francforda (direct cognate to German "frankfurter")
- Potato - se eorðæppel (earth apple)
- French fry - þæt eorðæppelstycce (earth-fruit stick, potato stick)
- Onion - þæt hƿītlēac (white leek)
- Onion ring - se hƿītlēachring (white leek ring)
Technology - Searucræft
Automotive - Selfgāndliċ
- Automobile - se selfgānd (self-goer, roughly cognate to the origin of "auto-mobile")
- Car - se ƿæȝn (wagon, cart, cognate to German "wagen")
- Clutch - sēo grāp (grip)
- Cylinder - þæt fȳrþyrel (fire hole/tube)
- Efficiency - sēo cræftfulnes (skillfulness)
- Thermal efficiency - sēo hǣtecræftfulnes (heat skillfulness)
- Engine - se mihta (powerer)
- External combustion engine - se ūtƿeard ȝelīeȝendmihta (outward-lighting powerer)
- Internal combustion engine - se inƿeard ȝelīeȝendmihta (inward-lighting powerer)
- Exhaust - se dism (smoke, vapor, fume)
- Horsepower - sēo horsmiht
- Pollution - se āfȳlþ (filth)
- Air pollution - se lyftfȳlþ (air filth)
- Pressure - þæt ȝeþring
- Torque - sēo spinmiht (spin power)
- Transmission - se ȝearƿebox (equipment box; a "toothed wheel" is what ȝearƿe evolved into)
- Variable-speed transmission - se mæniȝfeald sƿiftfulnes ȝearƿebox (manifold/various speed gear box)
Telecommunications - Feorrcƿeðend
- Broadcast - se ūtƿeorp/ūtƿyrp (out-throw)
- Computer - sēo spærcletelle (sparkly/electrical counter)
- Radio - se ūtƿeorpbox (out-throw box)
- Telephone - se feorrspreca
- Cellphone - se handspreca
- Television - se feorrsīen (same as "tele-vision")
Travel - Farend
- Airplane/jet - se lyftƿæȝn oþþe sēo flyhtscridu
- Airport - sēo lyfthæfen oþþe flyhthæfen
- Automobile - se selfgānd (self-goer, roughly cognate to the origin of "auto-mobile")
- Car - se ƿæȝn (wagon, cart, cognate to German "wagen")
Military - Here/Fierd
- Submarine - se/sēo undersǣbāt (undersea boat, same as in German "underseeboot")
- Torpedo - se fȳrramm (fire ram)
- Human torpedo - se rīdungfȳrramm/rīdendfȳrramm (riding fire ram)